Prayer to Prophets?

[DJPJ]

Okay, so I understand prayer to the saints, but my question is, can/do Catholics ever pray for intersession to OT figures who are in heaven? Like Moses, Abraham, or Elijah? If not, why?

 

[LilyM]

Absolutely we can and do - St Elijah (the prophet) is one of the major saints honoured among the Carmelite order of Catholic priests and nuns in particular.

In the prayers of the Mass, Abraham Isaac and Jacob are mentioned, so is Melchizidek the OT High Priest.

And one of our prayers, the Litany of the Saints, asks for the intercession of ‘all you holy patriarchs and prophets’, which covers those of the Old Testament as well as the New.

 

[thistle]

Okay, so I understand prayer to the saints, but my question is, can/do Catholics ever pray for intersession to OT figures who are in heaven? Like Moses, Abraham, or Elijah? If not, why?

Every one in Heaven is a saint! Why would you not be able to pray to any of them?

 

[st_lucy]

I always pray to Job for faith and to Tobit for strength.

 

[Jaypeeto4]

Of COURSE we can ask the prayers of the heroic Jewish patriarchs, the Great Friends of God !!
Moses, Elijah, Elisha, Joshua, Nahum, Daniel, Haggai, King David, Zechariah, Zephaniah, Isaiah, yes,
ask all of them for their prayers, they are greatly glorified Saints of Almighty God !!!

Jaypeeto4

 

[valient_Lucy]

Okay, so I understand prayer to the saints, but my question is, can/do Catholics ever pray for intersession to OT figures who are in heaven? Like Moses, Abraham, or Elijah? If not, why?

The OT Patriarchs and Prophets, such as Moses, Abraham, or Elijah, are saints. A Catholic can pray for their intersession. I believe that the Carmelite Order has a special devotion to Elijah, but I could be wrong.

 

[Fidelis]

Here in the Phoenix area, we have a Roman Catholic parish named St. Daniel the Prophet.

'Nuff said.

 

[Daniel_Marsh]

Rev 6

9When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained. 10They called out in a loud voice, “How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?” 11Then each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to wait a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and brothers who were to be killed as they had been was completed.

If you seriously look at the prayers of those above, you will see that their prayers are at best immature. So, if the OT saints have been praying longer in heaven, you would expect their prayers to be more mature then those who have came lately. So, why pray to Mary, when you can pray to Elijah whoose prayers were already mature, even when he was still on earth?

 

[Fidelis]

If you seriously look at the prayers of those above, you will see that their prayers are at best immature. So, if the OT saints have been praying longer in heaven, you would expect their prayers to be more mature then those who have came lately…

Ignoring, for a second, the unwarranted swipe at the intecessory power of the Blessed Virgin, I often hear this comment from Protestants about this verse (not that you’re a Protestant–your profile says “undecided”).

What, I am curious to know, is supposedly immature about the prayer of these martyrs under the altar?

 

[st_lucy]

Rev 6

9When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained. 10They called out in a loud voice, “How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?” 11Then each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to wait a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and brothers who were to be killed as they had been was completed.

If you seriously look at the prayers of those above, you will see that their prayers are at best immature. So, if the OT saints have been praying longer in heaven, you would expect their prayers to be more mature then those who have came lately. So, why pray to Mary, when you can pray to Elijah whoose prayers were already mature, even when he was still on earth?

What an odd way of look at the saints. Aren’t they all together and with God. How can age mean anything in heaven. Also, weren’t those in OT unable to be in the true presences of God until Jesus’ death on the cross? No one is saying you should pray to one saint more than another. If you want to pray to Moses than pray to Moses. I pray to our Lady, because who in Heaven can possible know My Lord more than His own mother? I mean come on she feed Him, nurtured Him, taught Him, rocked Him, cherished Him, etc. If I am looking for a little extra prayers who else would be more “mature” than Mary.